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closing time

British  
/ ˈkləʊzɪŋ /

noun

  1. the time at which pubs must legally stop selling alcoholic drinks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dow Chemical flirted with ruin because it won a bidding war for a competitor in 2008 but was left billions short at closing time when a Kuwaiti state company backed out of a joint venture.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

On Tuesday evening, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling putting the lower court order on hold and ordering that ballots cast after the scheduled closing time be counted separately.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

That same thump carried me back to Eixample and Batea, a sleek bistro where Catalan and Galician food dance until closing time.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2025

On a warm Saturday night in September, Myles Moser strolled in wearing flip-flops as the restaurant neared its official closing time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

She got out fifteen minutes before closing time.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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